Which to use
“recoins” and “requins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,214
- “recoins” frequency rank
- #11,473
- “requins” frequency rank
- 38687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoins | requins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de recoin. | Pluriel de requin. |
Where the eye mixes recoins and requins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recoins and requins follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recoins vs requins
A purely visual mix-up. recoins (\ʁə.kwɛ̃\) and requins (\ʁə.kɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recoins is recorded at frequency rank #27,214, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kwɛ̃\. requins is at rank #11,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38687, this pair ranks #253,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recoins vs requins
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "recoins": co. Private to "requins": qu.
"recoins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "requins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoins" and "requins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recoins" vs "requins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recoins" and "requins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoins" and "requins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoins vs rêvons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #253,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.